Dissertation Courses * (18 Credit Hours minimum)

• DAV 901 Dissertation Research 1 (6 Credit Hours) (Prerequisite is DAV 801)
• DAV 902 Dissertation Research 2 (6 Credit Hours) (Prerequisite is DAV 901)
• DAV 903 Dissertation Research 3 (6 Credit Hours) (Prerequisite is DAV 902)
• DAV 904 Dissertation Research 4 (6 Credit Hours) (Prerequisite is DAV 903)
• DAV 905 through DAV 924 Dissertation Research 5 through 24 (6 Credit Hours each) (Prerequisite is previous dissertation course)

Course description: The student prepares a proposal for a detailed research study, has that proposal approved by the Executive Committee, is assigned a dissertation committee, completes the proposed study, and defends the completed draft in a dissertation oral examination. The topic of the dissertation is original, significant to the field of aviation, grounded in the existing literature, and doable by one person. The dissertation is a systematic exploration of a topic from problem statement through analytic procedures and methodology to findings and conclusions. A minimum of 18 hours of dissertation credits are required. Once the student enrolls in the first dissertation course, enrollment is continuous until the dissertation is completed.